Local Food and the Unsustainable Absurdity of the Average American Diet [What Happens When Supply Issues Occur?]

The Frugalite Blog ^ | January, 2022 | Daisy Luther

[FamiliarFace]

Good point. The family will likely just eat their own citrus or give it to others closer to them. Midwesterners will be stuck with whatever we have stocked up in our pantries.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

That sounds fantastic! Do you soak dried black soybeans, or do you get them canned? That’s something new to me, so I’ll have to look next time I’m out grocery shopping.

Love the LIME pepper in there!

Had to look up ‘Sazon’ but it looks like it’s a blend of spices I already have on hand, except for annatto seed:

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/268797/sazon/

[MomwithHope]

Great article!

[Ellendra]

I don't think that, under such circumstances, the "survivors" will have to worry about the Dept. of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms sneaking around their vegetable patches, looking for counterfeit banderoles.

Probably not. But growing anything is a skill, and skills require practice. It seemed prudent to include that little caveat in case someone decides to practice growing and curing tobacco when there isn't a collapse.

[Secret Agent Man]

I am coining this new word, right here:

“Starvageddon.”

[dakine]

Good thoughts... That is what I was thinking - the oranges at Christmas...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Starvageddon”

Love. It. :) Let’s start using that!